Mauritius vs Portugal: Agricultural land use, per square kilometre

Mauritius
43.04 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
43.34 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritius rank
86th
Portugal rank
85th

Agricultural land use, per square kilometre over time

  • Mauritius
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 43.34 hectares per square kilometre against 43.04 hectares per square kilometre in Mauritius, a difference of 0.3 hectares per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritius ahead.

Mauritius ranks 86th and Portugal ranks 85th of 209 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 6 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 50.68 hectares per square kilometre 42.61 hectares per square kilometre 8.08 hectares per square kilometre Mauritius
1970s 55.76 hectares per square kilometre 43.2 hectares per square kilometre 12.56 hectares per square kilometre Mauritius
1980s 56 hectares per square kilometre 43.64 hectares per square kilometre 12.36 hectares per square kilometre Mauritius
1990s 51.49 hectares per square kilometre 42.07 hectares per square kilometre 9.42 hectares per square kilometre Mauritius
2000s 47.42 hectares per square kilometre 41.57 hectares per square kilometre 5.85 hectares per square kilometre Mauritius
2010s 43.44 hectares per square kilometre 40.34 hectares per square kilometre 3.1 hectares per square kilometre Mauritius
2020s 43.06 hectares per square kilometre 43.14 hectares per square kilometre 0.0775 hectares per square kilometre Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land use, per square kilometre, Mauritius or Portugal?
Portugal, at 43.34 hectares per square kilometre against 43.04 hectares per square kilometre in Mauritius as of 2023.
What is the difference in agricultural land use, per square kilometre between Mauritius and Portugal?
0.3 hectares per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Portugal?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Mauritius and Portugal rank globally for agricultural land use, per square kilometre?
Mauritius ranks 86th and Portugal ranks 85th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land use, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural land use, per square kilometre
Unit
hectares per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
209 places, 12,060 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Agricultural land use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.